A high guard at the Royal Palace in Stockholm was seriously injured when he slipped and was accidentally impaled by his bayonet.
– He fell unluckily and badly in such a way that he injured himself on his own bayonet, says Björn Lindau at the Armed Forces to TV4 Nyheterna.
The incident occurred at 10 a.m. on Saturday.
– In connection with the changing of the guard, it was a soldier who slipped and fell. He fell unluckily and badly in such a way that he injured himself on his own bayonet, says Björn Lindau at the Armed Forces.
The bayonet impaled him in the head, behind the ear.
– After the fall, his comrades acted quickly and correctly. An ambulance quickly arrived at the scene and took him to Karolinska. According to the doctors, the situation was life-threatening on arrival. He underwent surgery and is now in a stable condition.
The police have started a preliminary investigation into work environment violations and causing bodily harm.